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Myanmar Seeks Religious Tolerance for Children

Myanmar Seeks Religious Tolerance for Children

In the light of upcoming elections in Myanmar and amid reports of rising religious intolerance, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has welcomed a joint statement by the leaders of four main religious groups in the country calling for tolerance and respect of religious freedom as essential conditions for every…
Child Passenger Safety Week: New PSA Campaign

Child Passenger Safety Week: New PSA Campaign

Safety seats, if used correctly, can dramatically reduce the risk of fatality or injury to children involved in car crashes. Therefore, even if you think you have your child in the right car seat, you should check again to be sure, as the latest data from the U.S. Department of…
Need to Save the Girl Child in India

Need to Save the Girl Child in India

Despite the Indian Government having enacted the law against using ultrasound technology for sex-selective abortions, continued practice is believed to be resulting in more than 500,000 female foetuses being terminated every year. India must urgently tackle its "vanishing" girl population as the nation awaits the birth of the world's seven…
Maneka Gandhi Urges Schools to Stop Corporal Punishment

Maneka Gandhi Urges Schools to Stop Corporal Punishment

India's Minister of Women and Child Development (WCD), Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, has urged schools to strictly observe Guidelines for Eliminating Corporal Punishment, issued by the National Commission of Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) of WCD Ministry. The WCD Ministry has asked the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) for wide…
UNICEF Helps Students Learn Positive Global Citizenship Values

UNICEF Helps Students Learn Positive Global Citizenship Values

This fall, cheered on by teachers across the nation, thousands of students will learn positive global citizenship values and gain the power to make a difference when they Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. The U.S. Fund for UNICEF's 66th annual Kids Helping Kids campaign encourages children to learn about issues facing other…
India Takes Steps to Check Corporal Punishment in Schools

India Takes Steps to Check Corporal Punishment in Schools

In India, the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, prohibits ‘physical punishment’ and ‘mental harassment’ under Section 17(1) and makes it a punishable offence under Section 17(2). This information was given by India's Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister, Prakash Javadekar. He said Monday that the…
President Droupadi Murmu Presents Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

President Droupadi Murmu Presents Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar

President Droupadi Murmu Presents Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar The President said that today India has an invaluable resource in the form of a large number of youth. The President of India, Droupadi Murmu, presented Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to 19 children at a function held in New Delhi…